Family Group Conferencing (FGC), a model in which a person and his or her social network make their own ‘care’ plan, is used in youth care and might also be useful in elderly care to support older persons living at home.

Family Group Conferencing (FGC) is emerging in the field of elderly care, as a method to enhance the resilience and relational autonomy of older persons. In this article, we want to explore the appropriateness of these two concepts to understand the FGC process in older adults.

Dit is de overkoepelende rapportage van het onderzoek naar drie teams die de werkwijze ‘Samen DOEN in de buurt’ in Amsterdam uitvoeren. Samen DOEN in de buurt is een innovatieve Amsterdamse werkwijze, waarmee buurtteams huishoudens met meervoudige problemen helpen bij de aanpak van hun problemen en het …

In January 2013, a group of 6 professionals associated with the HvA Research and development Centre for society and Law made a study trip to the USA. Under the name "Krachtwerk on tour" they traveled three weeks through the USA, covering about 7000 km from Boston to San Francisco and Berkeley, through …

This book, ‘Outreach work and imminent eviction: RAAK research’, is a report of the results obtained from the examination of these innovations. The first chapter contains a description of the pilot projects, which brought together care workers from the Blankenberg Foundation and Dynamo for early intervention …

In deze publicatie komen vijf ontwikkelingen aan de orde die kunnen bijdragen aan een betere hulpverlening aan zorgwekkende burgers: - de ontwikkeling van outreachend werken middels de Eropaf-methode. - boundary crossing, waarbij mensen uit verschillende disciplines, instellingen en zelfs sectoren van …

What would you do if you were unable to pay your rent and you were threatened with home-eviction? Would you ask you family or close friends for help, or would you prefer the professional help of a social worker? Or maybe both? What kind of support can family, friends, neighbors, offer in a situation …